Portable stove or range



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T. J. GRAPE.

PORTABLE STOVE 0R RANGE.

No. 395,131. Patented Dec.'25, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT UEETEE,

THOMAS J. GRAFF, OF Pl'lllvllllll'iG,PENNSYLVANIA.

PORTABLE STOVE OR RANGE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 395,131, dated December25, 1888.

Application filed May 25, 1888. Serial No. 275,045. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

lie it known thatl, THOMAS J. GRAFJI, a resident of Pittslnirg, in thecounty of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented a new anduseful. Improvemen t in Portable Stoves or Ranges; and'l do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof.

My invention relates to portable ranges or stoves which are constructedso as to be used as right or left hand, as desired,according to theposition of the fire-place and sink in the room. In this class of rangesit has been custoinary to have them so constructed that the fine-box iscast separate from the body of the range or stove and adapted to beattachei'l thereto by suitable means to either side of the range saidflue-box either having a pipe collar formed therewith or else the partof the top plate having the pipe-collar being reversible, and when it isdesired to reverse the range the flue-box is removed and secured to theopposite side and the top plate reversed, so that the pipe-collar willbe above the fluebox, while a Hat plate covers the recess formerlycovered by the flue-box. \Vhere so many parts have to be removed toreverse the range much inconvcnie'nce is experienced, as the bolts orscrews by which the parts are attached become burned. and broken, owingto the intense heat to which they are exposed;

The oljijeet of my invention is to provide a simple and c'lticient meansof changing lhc range or stove from right to left hand, or vice versa,without lhe use of a detachable flue-box. or other such rcvcrsibleparts, and, furthermore, to provide means for adjust iug the pipe withinopenings either in the top ol' the range or in the side, as isdcsircd,to carry oft the prmluets of comlnistion.

To these ends my invention consists in a range or stove both side platesol. which are formed with enlargements or ii uc-boXcs which evtcndtoward the rear of the range, and open ings leading from said. llu(,-boxes through top plate to carry ollf the smoke, and plates forcovering said openings when not in use, such plates forming extra lidsfor the range, in combination with the central division-plate in the topline and a deflccting-plate in front of the smoke-flue in use.

To enable others skilled in the'art to make and use my invention, I willdescribe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings,in. which- Figure 'l a top view. the top plates renn'ivcd. Fig. is asection on the line a: :1", Fig. 2; and Fig. i is a detail View showinganother way of arranging the smoke-escape.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each.

The grate, aslrpit, ovens, &c., are those used in any ordinary ran go orstove, and therefore need nofurther description. The side plates, 0, arecast with the enlargement a. at the top thereof, so that when the rangeset enlargements or flue-boxes Z) are formed within the range on eachside of the top line thereof, and I prefer to havethe said enlargementsor flue-boxes l) extending entirely to the rear end of the range.

The top of the range is provided with covering-plates c and lids c,fitting therein, and openings (lin. said top ilates, c,lead from theenlargements or line-boxes I), through which the products of combustionare carrnid ol't', while openings may also be formed in lhe side plates,(1, comm u nicating with said 'l'lueboxes, as at c, if it is desired tocarry off the smoke in that way. As only one llue-opening, (1, in thetop plate, c, is used at a time. the other such opening is closed bysuitable lid or cover, l,and said lid 1' on the top sur- Face of therange lils in a scat d andresis on suiiablc lugs or a tlaugc casl on thesurfacc-platc ol' the range in lhc same manner in which the lids rest intho lop plate, c, said lid?! being also supplied wiihiho usual seat, (1,to which thcordinary lid-lillerinay bcapplied to raise it. lly thisconstructimi the opening (I, supplied with the covcring-plate (1 can beused as extra lid and perform the same function as the lids c. The sidecovering-plates, c, are attached to the side plates, (I, and cover theopenings 2 by means ol' bolls passing through the covcr-pla1es andthrough lugs e cast on the side plates, u, olf the range within theopenings by which they are held securely in place. To adjust thestove-pipe as shown in. Fig. 3, the stove-pipe j, which is supplied witha suitable flange or collar, f, near its lower end, is inserted into theopening (7, said flange or collar f resting on the Fig. 2 s a like view,

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flange or lip (Z and thereby supporting the stove-pipe. Instead of theabove manner of attaching the stove-pipe, the pipe-collar g (shown inFig. 4) may be employed, said pipecollar having suitable lugs, g, castthereon and adapted to coincide with corresponding lugs, g cast in theopenings (Z or e in the top or side plates of the range, both of saidlugs being supplied with bolt-holes, through which ter thereof and in aline with the partition-wall h of the line 71, while the middle portionof said partitionwall t" is constructed to form the hinged damper 1,adapted to be raised or lowcred from a point without. Attached to thedamper are the rings 1;, which form bez'irings for a rod, 7;, said rodbeing journaled in the from the lug M to which it was secured by endportions of the partition-walls 1". To raise and lower the damper l, arod, in, with a ring, 011.,011 one end thereof and. attached to the topof. the damper, passes through an opening, m in the side plate, a, ofthe range to a point without, where by a suitable handle, m the damperis operated. The rod m is attached .in such a manner to the damper! thatwhen it is desired to operate itfrom the opposite side from that shownin the drawings all that is necessary is to detach the rod from thedamper and pass it through a like opening, 172?, in the opposite sileplate, and then reattach it to the damper.

Pivotcd at the forward end of the central division-plate, "1', by asuitable pintle, n, is the deflecting-platen, while the other end ofsaid deflecting-plate is secured. to a lug, 21?, cast on the body of therange, a bolt or pin passing through the deflecting-plate and lug 11 anda like lug, n being t'ormed on the opposite side, so that the flue-platen can be swung on its pintle from one side to the other, according tothe flue-box employed, and secured .in place. j

'When it is desired to change the range or stove from a right to lefthand, or vice versa, all that is necessary is to remove thecovering-platc ll and adjust within the opening (Z the stove-pipe withthe collar or flange f thereomby which the pipe is supported,while thecovering-pl ate (1 covers the open ing which quently requires littlelabor or time. 11', however, the ordinary pipe-collar is used, as shownin Fig. 4, the collar g is detached by removing the bolts which passthrough the lugs g and g and said pipe-collar is attached in the sameway to the opposite top side opening of the flue-box.

\Vhen the left-hand flue-box is in use, the deflecting-plate n issecured in the position shown in Fig. 2 and directs the products ofcombustion away from the flue-box in use into the compartment on theright, and if it is desired to heat the ovens the damper Z will be inits upright position, so that the products of combustion can pass downthe right side of the rear flue and along the same side of the bottomflue and return by the left side of the bottom flue and end flue up andout the stovepipe, and by this indirect route the ovens becomethoroughly heated. \Vhen a direct draft is desired, the damperlislowered by the handle m of the rod or, and the products of combustionpass directly to the flue-box and out the stove-pipe. \Vhen the oppositeflue is to be employed, the deflecting-plate a is detached the bolt orpin if, and is swung over and attached in the same manner as before to acorresponding lug on the opposite side of the range, while the rod m,attached to the damper l, is changed to the corresponding opening on theopposite side.

I am thus enabled to obtain a right and left hand stove which can beused in either position without the neeessity of taking it apart orreversing any of the castings permanently attached, and can therefore bearranged for use in either position with but little time or trouble.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by letters Patent,is

A portable range or stove having enlargements (6 on each side of its topflue, forming smoke-ti ues I), openings in the top plate above said flues I), said openings forming smoke-escapes, with one of which thesmoke-pipe eonnects, while the other is closed by a cover and forms anextra lid for the stove, a central division-plate in the smoke-flue, anda deflecting-plate therein in. front of the smoke-flue in use,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

had been occupied by the pipe and serves the l purpose of an extra lid.

No screws or bolts l are necessary in this operation, and it conse- Intestimony whereof I, the said THOMAS J. (burn, have hereunto set myhand.

THOMAS J. GRAFF.

W i tnesses:

JAMES I. KAY, J. N. 000KB.

